'Melaphyre' definitions:

Definition of 'Melaphyre'

From: GCIDE
  • Melaphyre \Mel"a*phyre\, n. [F., fr. Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black + porphyre porphyry.] (Min.) Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt. [1913 Webster]